81/100
#323 nationally
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
2014 Washington Street, Newton, MA 02462 · (617) 243-6000
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Newton-Wellesley Hospital billed $2.90 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 2.9x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 178
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in MA
- #37
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 5/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 76% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 94% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 80% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 70% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
1,246 | $13,821 | $2,917 | -29% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
675 | $32,683 | $13,980 | -48% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
434 | $4,437 | $1,734 | -56% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
426 | $49,339 | $17,673 | -24% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
420 | $37,872 | $11,746 | -13% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
349 | $7,247 | $1,722 | -35% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
310 | $23,945 | $7,664 | -40% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
291 | $12,899 | $3,457 | -37% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
231 | $9,309 | $2,074 | -18% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
228 | $38,629 | $14,220 | -30% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,102 | $734 | +126% |
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
$50,834 | $20,241 | +41% |
|
Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 073 · Inpatient stay |
$67,614 | $14,625 | +4% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$25,091 | $3,505 | about average |
|
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Major Complications
MS-DRG 091 · Inpatient stay |
$70,067 | $16,467 | about average |
|
Other Vascular Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 253 · Inpatient stay |
$99,687 | $26,331 | -11% |
|
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96 Hours
MS-DRG 208 · Inpatient stay |
$99,887 | $29,455 | -12% |
|
Heart Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 292 · Inpatient stay |
$28,937 | $7,913 | -13% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Viral Illness with Major Complications
MS-DRG 865 · Inpatient stay |
$26,290 | $13,814 | -72% |
|
Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Major Complications
MS-DRG 432 · Inpatient stay |
$30,755 | $17,521 | -62% |
|
Major Chest Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 164 · Inpatient stay |
$42,493 | $23,514 | -61% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,558 | $11,454 | -60% |
|
Major Hematological and Immunological Diagnoses Except Sickle Cell Crisis and Coagulatio
MS-DRG 809 · Inpatient stay |
$23,065 | $11,146 | -58% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,240 | $3,378 | -57% |
|
Level 4 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5464 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$35,296 | $23,431 | -56% |
|
Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with Major
MS-DRG 441 · Inpatient stay |
$33,511 | $16,771 | -56% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.